My third time looking for the Nutting's at Santa Elena Canyon (overlook) in Big Bend National Park was a win! I rode with Mike and Cecilia again. We were prepared to have to climb down from the overlook and bushwhack to the canyon, but hadn't been at the overlook but for a short while when we saw the pair of Nutting's. So instead of having to suffer for hours, we were left to figure out where to bird next.
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I don't think my photos are really any better than the ones I took in 2012 that I had hoped to improve upon, but I think for the distance I did as well as my camera will do. No one ever thinks their photos are perfect enough, even some of the top photographers I know.
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| Looking slightly down from the overlook at the bird |
Next is my best one from 2012.
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| Looking slightly up into a tree at the bird |
Here's Mike Gray's awesome photo, taken at the same time as I took mine. Sigh!
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Anyway, it was great fun and I'm a happy camper. Today is supposed to be the last lovely warm day. I hate to waste it, but my body needs some recovery time and I need to catch up on things too.
What a terrific photo! Congrats on getting that bird, you persevered. 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's a bit over exposed. It's hard for me to tell when I'm out in strong light. Sometimes I think the camera is just right and the photo turns out too dark. Didn't have time to play with the settings, of course.
ReplyDeleteVery good pictures. Happy you were successful.
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